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On Thursday December 2, 2010, the Spanish Fork High School Cross Country team left for California, where they ran the All-West Region Footlocker Race at Mt. San Antonio College. The SFHS Cross Country team shared a charter bus with two other high schools, Salem Hills and Springville. The bus ride was long and arduous; however, it was merely an obstacle in the way of the ultimate goal of racing in the All-West Region Footlocker race. It is a privilege and an honor to compete in the race. Runners from across the country come to participate.

Spanish Fork High School wrestlers competed in the Layton invitational wrestling tournament this past weekend. This was the first match for these wrestlers this year. Coach Sheperd said that he was pleased with the team and was impressed. He also said that they have room for improvement, but the team has potential. Two wrestlers that competed very well at the tournament were Cody Duncan and Branson Ashworth. Cody Dunc an, a senior at Spanish Fork High School, and a returning state placer, brought home first place. Duncan said he was very happy to start the season off with a tournament win.

Spanish Fork High School's Production of the Phantom of the Opera was a giant success. The hours spent in labor over this grand project paid off in the end. With a sold out audience on closing night, this play was a smashing hit. Out of four performances three were full houses and the fourth nearly so. The play was presented by only thirteen high-schools in the nation; and even with their work cut out for them, the Spanish Fork Drama Department came through with a standing ovation and a wondrous performance.

The Dixie Six has wrapped up for cowboys and cowgirls in the state of Utah. The Dixie Six is three weekends in Hurricane, Utah, where contestants compete each Friday and Saturday for a total of six rodeos. Spanish Fork High is very fortunate to have multiple contestants in these rodeos. They include Lashae Peterson, Leslie Beck, Savannah Pratt, Ryli Sutch, Riley Winters, Haden Barber, Dallin Kemp, and Dustin Haskell. Many of these contestants competed very well.

Last week, the Utah Career Based Transition students held their own talent show. The UCBT class is for students with special needs. The talent show was combined with all the other schools in the region excluding Uintah because they didn’t want to make the drive. The teachers love to put on the talent show so their students can perform their special talents in front of students who are just like them. This was the second annual talent show, and it has been held at Spanish Fork both years.